Synonyms of prediction
Examples of prediction in a Sentence
Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
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The owners of capital control the means of prediction that are needed for building AI—data, computational infrastructure, technical expertise, and energy.
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
After the Houston Rockets’ 110–102 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the 15-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion offered high praise for the Mavericks’ 18-year-old forward — and a prediction that turned heads.
—Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Although Tanke initially envisioned using satellites, the current study successfully achieved aerial fossil discovery using airborne drone technology, bringing his decades-old prediction much closer to reality.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
These types of predictions, however, could be a sign of an AI bubble, where many startups describe themselves as AI developers, and investors and executives assume that lots of data and vast computing power are all that is needed to find a new drug target.
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
After the Houston Rockets’ 110–102 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the 15-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion offered high praise for the Mavericks’ 18-year-old forward — and a prediction that turned heads.
—Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Although Tanke initially envisioned using satellites, the current study successfully achieved aerial fossil discovery using airborne drone technology, bringing his decades-old prediction much closer to reality.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
These types of predictions, however, could be a sign of an AI bubble, where many startups describe themselves as AI developers, and investors and executives assume that lots of data and vast computing power are all that is needed to find a new drug target.
—Gil Press, Forbes.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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prediction
noun
pre·dic·tion
pri-ˈdik-shən 
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
adjective
-ˈdik-tiv
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